B757 crew had TCASII RA.

Attributes
ACN	443838
Time
Date	199907
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : iah.airport
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 14700 msl bound upper : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc tracon : i90.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Route In Use	departure : on vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zhu.artcc
Make Model Name	Any Unknown or Unlisted Aircraft Manufacturer
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 13000 flight time type : 310
ASRS Report	443838
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure non adherence : required legal separation
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment : tcas
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action
Miss Distance	horizontal : 6000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Problem Areas	ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Operational Error Inter Facility Coordination Failure

Narrative:

We were on a southerly vector from houston, instructed to intercept the 085 degree radial of scholes VOR. The captain put identify for scholes in FMC, showing 086 degrees for a direct intercept heading. The controller handed us off to new controller, who told us to turn right 30 degrees for traffic. Our aircraft was in a left turn at this time, pushed heading select to turn back to the right per his instructions. Controller then asked if we had turned left, told him of aircraft left bank and that we were now in a right turn. While in the right turn, got a TA then RA. Took autoplt off and started descent per RA, received clear of traffic message, climbed 250-300 ft back to assigned altitude of 15000 ft.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B757 CREW HAD TCASII RA.

Narrative: WE WERE ON A SOUTHERLY VECTOR FROM HOUSTON, INSTRUCTED TO INTERCEPT THE 085 DEG RADIAL OF SCHOLES VOR. THE CAPT PUT IDENT FOR SCHOLES IN FMC, SHOWING 086 DEGS FOR A DIRECT INTERCEPT HDG. THE CTLR HANDED US OFF TO NEW CTLR, WHO TOLD US TO TURN R 30 DEGS FOR TFC. OUR ACFT WAS IN A L TURN AT THIS TIME, PUSHED HDG SELECT TO TURN BACK TO THE R PER HIS INSTRUCTIONS. CTLR THEN ASKED IF WE HAD TURNED L, TOLD HIM OF ACFT L BANK AND THAT WE WERE NOW IN A R TURN. WHILE IN THE R TURN, GOT A TA THEN RA. TOOK AUTOPLT OFF AND STARTED DSCNT PER RA, RECEIVED CLR OF TFC MESSAGE, CLBED 250-300 FT BACK TO ASSIGNED ALT OF 15000 FT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.